Colton police arrest man in sexual assault case

Police arrested a man that allegedly sexually assaulted a woman he met at a Colton bus stop after he offered to walk her home on February 27.

Art Castaneda, 41 of Colton was taken into custody at 10 p.m. in the 1600 block of N. Grand Avenue while walking another woman home that he had also met at a bus stop.

Castaneda was booked into the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.

The February assault happened around 9:35 p.m in the 700 block of East M street. The victim reported to officers that she was assaulted by a man who she had just met earlier while waiting at a bus stop in Colton. The suspect followed the victim as she walked to a friend's house and assaulted her behind some shrubs out of sight from passing motorists according to police.

The many calls and tips to the department are what ultimately led to the arrest.